Word: crimp
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...stream of Jurez exiles like Rojas, plenty would like to see an even broader shift in policy. The city council recently voted unanimously to ask Washington to consider legalizing marijuana, whose casual use is widely considered no more harmful than that of alcohol. The move would seriously crimp the drug cartels' cash flow, estimated at more than $25 billion a year. El Paso's mayor vetoed the resolution, but "the discussion is changing," says council member Beto O'Rourke, who insists the U.S. has for too long relied too heavily on military aid to producer and trafficker nations...
...there have been reports of discontent within North Korea's military, despite the fact that Kim has bent over backward to keep the armed forces on his side. He has succeeded in securing loyalty from older, senior officers, intelligence analysts believe. But the economic crisis has put a serious crimp in the cash flows of illicit businesses run by North Korean military officers either directly or through cutouts. Trade with China has plummeted, in part because of the sharp drop in prices for commodities such as zinc and iron ore, which the North exports. That has "seriously cut the incomes...
...shrinking yields on Treasury bonds expand the scope of their pension fund liabilities. Taken together, the double dose of bad news means companies will have to pony up as much as $70 billion in pension contributions in 2009 - up from $10 billion in 2008 - a development that will surely crimp many companies' earnings. (Find out 10 things to do with your money...
...really interesting to undergraduates.” The hope is that an increased understanding of Warhol will lead to a greater understanding of the larger complexities of contemporary art and culture. Citing his own topic of interest—Warhol, film, and sexual politics–keynote lecturer Douglas Crimp of the University of Rochester emphasizes this point as well. “Anyone interested in culture and in American culture in the second half of the 20th century and into the present would be interested because Warhol continues to have an enormous influence on contemporary art production...
...Beijing and Brussels as much as in Boise. Economists are already outlining the downward spiral that they predict will follow. Banks will cut back on their lending to households and businesses. Mortgages and car loans will become harder to get. That in turn will stifle consumer spending and crimp investment in companies, leading to production cuts and job losses. Judging by previous crises, it can take about 18 months to two years for a financial squeeze to spread to the rest of the economy, which means that 2009 is shaping up to be a bleak year everywhere...